Which ED will help me the most?

Mondut
Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:53:36 +0000

OP you look like an amazing student but I will tell you that the students I’ve known who were admitted to Standford, MIT, and . . .well rejected from CMU… . .were ALL Amazing! So while you can dream and desire you’re probably well-advised to look at some alternative/backup plans too.

As for the public universities, I’d encourage you to think long and hard before jumping in there. With your stats you could probably gain acceptance and merit aid to a number of excellent private universities - which would give you more service and personalized attention than you’ll ever get from a public U. So I would encourage you to rethink UW, UIUC, and Berkeley, … and then just consider location and weather at Cornell.

Don’t ED unless you are absolutely, positively sure about where you want to go. You may be leaving money on the table and overlooking a school that would be absolutely perfect for you.